Pennsylvania crowd goes wild as Tim Walz mocks JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and his “couch relations”

Tim Walz harshly criticized his Republican opponent JD Vance and even made a joke about a couch at Vance's expense during his first speech since being selected as Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Walz elicited cheers and laughter from the audience in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he mentioned the recent online criticism of the Republican vice presidential nominee, saying: “I can’t wait to debate the guy... if he’s willing to get off the couch.”

Vance became the target of mockery following a parody post on X that falsely claimed his best-selling book Hillbilly Elegy included a section where the Ohio Senator confessed to having relations with a sofa.

The joke gained traction due to a now-retracted fact-check article by The Associated Press titled “No, JD Vance did not have sex with a couch,” which led to a flood of memes on social media.

Walz couldn't resist joining in on Tuesday night, criticizing Vance's hypocrisy in his book and condemning his elite education and career.

“Like all regular people I grew up with in the heartland, JD studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires, and then wrote a bestseller trashing that community,” he said.

“That’s not what Middle America is. And I got to tell you. I can’t wait to debate the guy... That is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up.”

“See what I did there?” he added, drawing roars of laughter from supporters.